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Plaquette - Death of Emperor Franz Joseph
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Weight | 110.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Left half of the plaquette features a right-facing bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I set within a laurel wreath, with two imperial crowns and a large palm branch draped in relief below and behind. The right half bears a nine-line Latin commemorative inscription in the field, with the engraver's signature H. KAUTSCH at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | IN MEMORIAM / IMPERATORIS / FRANCISCI JOSEPHI I / AD SEPVLCRA PATRVM TRANSLATI / PIE DEDERVM / CAES·REG·MAGISTRATVS / DAMNIS BELLI CVRANDIS PROVIDENS / ·ET SOCIETAS / CRVCE NIGRA GILVAQVE ORNATA / XXX·XI·MCMXVI |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts in low relief Emperor Karl I in military uniform and Empress Zita in mourning veil, accompanied by the young Archduke Franz Josef Otto, walking in procession behind the ornate hearse visible at right, with an architectural backdrop suggesting a ceremonial setting. The engraver's signature H. KAUTSCH appears at the lower right. |
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